'''Kimila Ann Basinger'''
(pronounced ) (born December 8, 1953 in Athens, Georgia) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model.
Basinger is of German, Irish, Swedish and one-eighth Cherokee descent and one-sixteenth Jamaican.
Entering the acting profession after great success as a fashion model, her most prominent appearances include ''9½ Weeks'' (1986), ''
Batman'' (1989) and ''
L.A. Confidential'' (1997) for which she received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
From 1993 to 2002, she was married to actor Alec Baldwin. They share a daughter, Ireland Eliesse (born October 23, 1995). In the years after their divorce, she and Baldwin have engaged in a contentious custody battle.
The small town of Braselton, Georgia, was bought by Basinger in 1989 for $20 million, with the hopes of establishing the town as a tourist attraction with movie studios and a film festival, but she met financial difficulties and sold it in 1993. The town is now owned by developer Wayne Mason.
Filmography
*''
Hard Country'' (1981)
*''Mother Lode'' (1982)
*''
Never Say Never Again'' (1983)
*''
The Man Who Loved Women'' (1983)
*''
The Natural'' (1984)
*''
Fool for Love'' (1985)
*''
9 1/2 Weeks'' (1986)
*''
No Mercy'' (1986)
*''
Blind Date'' (1987)
*''
Nadine'' (1987)
*''
My Stepmother Is an Alien'' (1988)
*''
Batman'' (1989)
*''
The Marrying Man'' (1991)
*''
Final Analysis'' (1992)
*''
Cool World'' (1992)
*''
The Real McCoy'' (1992)
*''Wayne's World 2'' (1993) (cameo)
*''A Century of Cinema'' (1994) (documentary)
*''
The Getaway'' (1994)
*''Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter)'' (1994)
*''
L.A. Confidential'' (1997)
*''
I Dreamed of Africa'' (2000)
*''
Bless the Child'' (2000)
*''
8 Mile'' (2002)
*''
People I Know'' (2002)
*''
The Door in the Floor'' (2004)
*''
Elvis Has Left the Building'' (2004)
*''
Cellular'' (2004)
*''Jump Shot'' (2005)
*''The Sentinel'' (2006)
Television work
*''Dog and Cat'' (1977) (canceled after six episodes)
*''The Ghost of Flight 401'' (1978)
*''Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold'' (1978)
*''From Here to Eternity'' (1979) (miniseries)
*''From Here to Eternity'' (1980) (canceled after thirteen episodes)
*''Killjoy'' (1981)
*''Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait'' (1997) (documentary)
* ''The Simpsons'' (1998: 13.17) (as herself)
